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Inward Foreign Direct Investment Regime of Korea

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Süd-Korea als Auslandsmarkt

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From the late 1950s, the Korean government began shifting its basic development strategy from import substitution to export promotion. This emphasis on an export-led growth strategy was accompanied by allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) through the enactment of the Foreign Capital Inducement Act in 1960.

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© 2001 Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Dr. Th. Gabler GmbH, Wiesbaden, und Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag GmbH, Wiesbaden

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Kim, JD., Moon, BJ. (2001). Inward Foreign Direct Investment Regime of Korea. In: Hünerberg, R. (eds) Süd-Korea als Auslandsmarkt. Forum Marketing. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81393-0_3

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